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Rick Santorum sounds off on ‘bomb throwers’ Rand Paul, Ted Cruz
Washington Times ^ | January 12, 2015 | David Sherfinski

Posted on 01/12/2015 5:54:35 AM PST by SoConPubbie

Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania threw a few elbows at several potential rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, calling possible contenders Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas “bomb throwers” with little experience.

“Do we really want someone with this little experience?” Mr. Santorum said, referring to Mr. Paul, Mr. Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, The New York Times reported. “And the only experience they have basically — not Rubio, but Cruz and Paul because I don’t think Rubio is going to go — is bomb throwing? Do we really want somebody who’s a bomb thrower, with no track record of any accomplishments?”

Doug Stafford, a senior adviser to Mr. Paul, told the paper they would pass on responding to the “alleged wisdom” of someone who lost re-election in 2006 by 18 points and who “has spent the time since then trying to convince people to elect him to an even higher office than the one he was booted out of.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; pennsylvania; ricksantorum; santorum; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 01/12/2015 5:54:35 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

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2 posted on 01/12/2015 5:55:03 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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Rick Santorum, a man who will never be president.


3 posted on 01/12/2015 5:56:00 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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Where’s my sweater vest ?


4 posted on 01/12/2015 5:57:06 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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5 posted on 01/12/2015 5:58:27 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: SoConPubbie

SSantorum should sit down and shut up. His 15 minutes is up.


6 posted on 01/12/2015 5:58:35 AM PST by exnavy (Got ammo, Godspeed.)
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Santorum needs to realize that he needs to exit the stage and let people run who actually have a chance to win.


7 posted on 01/12/2015 5:58:37 AM PST by ilgipper
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Santorum could not even win his own Senate seat
after he supported Arlin Specter.

Good riddance.


8 posted on 01/12/2015 6:03:38 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: SoConPubbie
Nina Easton, on Brett Baier's show, called the likes of Cruz and other conservatives, the "Caveman Caucus"!

DO NOT TRUST RAND PAUL!™

9 posted on 01/12/2015 6:06:26 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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You know, lack of experience is NOT our problem in this country! Being black (or part black) is not either. It’s the poor, insane decisions, the violation of our Constitution and laws, the muslim conditioning, and more, that’s our problem.

If he’s going to try to cloud the issue like this, I don’t like him.


10 posted on 01/12/2015 6:06:35 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil. Thomas Mann)
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Rick Santorum sounds off....

Several years ago, I decided not to pay any attention to Santorum until he started to wear long pants. Not happenrd yet.

11 posted on 01/12/2015 6:08:14 AM PST by GoldenPup
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Santorum will do or say anything if he thinks it will help him politically. He has zero accomplishments outside of politics.


12 posted on 01/12/2015 6:08:26 AM PST by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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This coming from the most ineffective candidate that ever ran for anything! ffft!


13 posted on 01/12/2015 6:10:34 AM PST by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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Experienced in exactly what, Rick? Back scratching quid pro quo? Going along to get along? Bipartisanship?

That mess NEEDS to be bombed.


14 posted on 01/12/2015 6:13:19 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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Rick has already been rejected.


15 posted on 01/12/2015 6:14:56 AM PST by Paladin2
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Any politician who can’t win re-election in their own state has no business running for President.


16 posted on 01/12/2015 6:15:05 AM PST by AU72
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Santorum, Santorum. Where Have I heard that name?


17 posted on 01/12/2015 6:16:13 AM PST by Blue Collar Christian (quod est Latine morositate)
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Forgive me God. He was my lessor of evils.


18 posted on 01/12/2015 6:18:51 AM PST by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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LOL. I don’t know why anyone ever thought K Street Rick was a conservative. He’s just Mike Huckabee without a divinity degree.


19 posted on 01/12/2015 6:23:00 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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What exactly is Rick Santorum’s experience?? Supporting Arlen Specter??


20 posted on 01/12/2015 6:25:25 AM PST by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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